Deceiver

Occupying the corners between fuzzed-out shoegaze bliss, troubadour poetry, and metallic catharsis, DIIV -- Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [vocals, bass], and Ben Newman [drums] -- personally inhabit the recesses of their third full- length album, Deceiver. A whirlwind brought DIIV here. On the heels of 2012's Oshin, the group delivered the critical and fan fa- vorite Is the Is Are in 2016. Praise came from The Guardian, Spin, Rolling Stone and more. Pitchfork's audience voted Is the Is Are one of the Top 50 Albums of 2016, as the outlet dubbed it 'gorgeous.' Simultaneously, frontman Zachary Cole Smith faced down seemingly dormant demons, and the momentum stalled. Two years after embarking on a program of recovery, Smith has emerged with a clear head and renewed focus. For the first time, DIIV lived with songs on the road. During a 2018 tour with Deafheaven, they performed eight new compositions as the bulk of the set. The tunes progressed as the players did. By the time DIIV entered 64 Sound to record with pro- ducer Sonny Diperri, the band felt a certain confidence. It's evident on first single 'Skin Game,' which gallops forth on a clean gui- tar riff before unfolding into a hypnotic hook offset by an off-kilter rhythm and hummable solo. 'Being a recovering addict myself,' he says, 'there are a lot of questions like, 'Who are we? What is this disease?' 'Skin Game' looks at where the pain comes from - the personal, phy

Tracks

1~1~Horsehead
1~2~Like Before You Were Born
1~3~Skin Game
1~4~Honey
1~5~Taker
1~6~For The Guilty
1~7~Lorelai
1~8~The Spark
1~9~Blankenship
1~10~Acheron

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Diiv
Release Date: 04 October 2019
Genre: Alternative
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Distributor: Rocket Group